Today marked the 40th anniversary of assassination of one American who was truly blessed. Martin Luther King, should be elevated to sainthood. His life and his writings give testimony to his powerful spirit. I was fifteen years old and whenever I loved him then. My father whom I loved, was a bigot and he hated [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Christian’
St. Martin
Posted in Christian, Christianity, Gandhi, Martin Luther KIng, Peace, Politics, tagged Christian, civil rights, Jesus, Martin Luther KIng on April 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Conjectures of Thomas Merton
Posted in Thich Nhat Hanh, Thomas Merton, Trappist, tagged Christian, contemplative, Islam, mystic, Thomas Merton on January 2, 2008 | No Comments »
In looking for another famous quote from Thomas Merton’s, Seven Storey Mountain, I happened upon a quote from Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander which is just a powerful and insightful given the current political and cultural climate.
For myself, I am more and more convinced that my job is to clarify something of the tradition that [...]
Non-violence or non-existence
Posted in Ahimsa, Buddhist, Catholic, Christian, Iran, Jesus, Peace, President Bush, Satyagraha, Zen, mindfulness, tagged Buddhist, Christian, Claude Thomas, Johh Dear, Peace, veterans, war on December 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Today I came across a story of healing for a Vietnam war veteran who was so traumatized by that experience that he still bore the scars thirty years after the fact. I sent that story on to some friends today. I read the entire book three Christmases ago. Now, we learn that our president wants [...]
The Way
Posted in Christian, tagged Christian, contemplative, Merton, Tao on December 2, 2007 | 4 Comments »
A while back I purchased Wayne Dyer’s, “Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life.” It’s only the second or third audio book I’ve ever purchased. I’ve really enjoyed listening to it when I’m out driving around. I listen to very little radio and very little television. I even read very little news on the Internet [...]
Christmas displays
Posted in Christian, Christianity, NY, Olean, culture, mystic, tagged Christ, Christian, Christmas, holiday, Isaiah on December 1, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Recently Olean, New York and the surrounding area has been driven into a frenzy at times over the public display of a nativity set on the lawn of city hall. I’ve read with interest the articles pro and con in the local newspaper defending or condemning the decision. Politicians and other scalawags use religion as [...]
Weeping Jesus
Posted in Christian, culture, tagged Christian, conservative, values voter on October 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Here’s a well written piece that echoes some of what I’ve been thinking lately. Cultural conservative is really polite speak for bigot and hate monger.
an irrational hatred of gays, a suppression of women’s rights, the assertion that only they are going to heaven and that all those that don’t embrace their particular permutation of Christianity [...]
